August 20, 21 - Due to rain, this performance is moved indoors, to Peter Herrndorf Place.

ASL will be available for the performace on August 21st.

Singer and bandleader Aviva Chernick reimagines traditional Judeo-Spanish folk music with intimacy and emotional range. Aviva and her band bring this musical legacy into the present.

Aviva’s soaring vocals in Ladino, as well as Hebrew, Yiddish and English, combine with the musical talents and vocals of her amazing band: the textural, reverberant guitar, oud and keys of Demetri Petselakis (Greece), the deep grooves of Waleed Abdulhamid (Sudan) on bass, the virtuosic Persian hand percussion of Naghmeh Farahmand (Iran), the sublime vocal and horn textures of Sundar Viswanathan (India) and the lush partnering vocals of Maryem Tollar (Egypt).

Aviva was the first Canadian to be awarded a Virginia Folk Life apprenticeship to study with ‘American National Treasure’ and Sephardic musician Flory Jagoda whose music she celebrates in her most recent album, La Serena. As a leader of her own ensembles, Aviva has toured internationally, and as a guest of the Canadian Ambassador to the UAE at Expo in Dubai.

As well as making music, Aviva is a Spiritual Leader at Beth Tzedec Congregation in Toronto and the founder and leader of the Jewish Mindfulness Community, neySHEV. In her spare time, Aviva dances Gaga, and lives in Toronto with her Chihuahua Luz.

Wood Terrace

Spend your night with us under the stars! Access our terrace directly from Elgin Street, the canal, or the Mackenzie King Bridge and take in the best free beats offered in Ottawa this summer.

Limited seating available. Please note that the terrace has a capacity of 400 with limited seating available. We recommend you arrive early and bringing a chair to enjoy an evening of music and entertainment.